Murder Rates 1996 - 2007
Posted: December 09, 2002
DATA SOURCE: FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2007 (Published Sept, 2008)
REGIONAL MURDER RATES, 2001 - 2007
MURDER RATES PER 100,000 PEOPLE
| REGION | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | EXECUTIONS SINCE 1976 (As of 9/01/08) |
| South | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.6 |
6.6 |
6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 921 |
| West | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
5.7 |
5.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 67 |
| Midwest | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
4.7 |
4.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 127 |
| Northeast | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
4.2 |
4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4 |
| NATIONAL RATE |
5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | |
NATIONWIDE MURDER RATES, 1996 - 2007
ALPHABETICAL BY STATE
MURDER RATES PER 100,000 PEOPLE
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| YEAR | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 |
| Alabama | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Alaska | 6.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 7.4 |
| Arizona | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Arkansas | 6.7 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 8.0 | 9.9 | 8.7 |
| California | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 9.1 |
| Colorado | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
| Connecticut | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| Delaware | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 4.3 |
| Florida | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.5 |
| Georgia | 7.5 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 9.5 |
| Hawaii | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 |
| Idaho | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Illinois | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 10.0 |
| Indiana | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.2 |
| Iowa | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Kansas | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.6 |
| Kentucky | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
| Louisiana | 14.2 | 12.4 | 9.9 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 11.2 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 15.7 | 17.5 |
| Maine | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Maryland | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 11.6 |
| Massachusetts | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
| Michigan | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.5 |
| Minnesota | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| Mississippi | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 11.4 | 13.1 | 11.1 |
| Missouri | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Montana | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
| Nebraska | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
| Nevada | 7.5 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 13.7 |
| New Hampshire | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| New Jersey | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| New Mexico | 8.2 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 7.7 | 11.5 |
| New York | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 7.4 |
| North Carolina | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 |
| North Dakota | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 |
| Ohio | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| Oklahoma | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Oregon | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 4.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
| Rhode Island | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| South Carolina | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 9.0 |
| South Dakota | 2.1 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Tennessee | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| Texas | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.7 |
| Utah | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| Vermont | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Virginia | 5.3 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 7.5 |
| Washington | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| West Virginia | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Wisconsin | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
| Wyoming | 3.1 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| NATIONAL RATE | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.4 |
For 2007, the average Murder Rate of Death Penalty States was 5.5, while the average Murder Rate of States without the Death Penalty was 3.1
For a weighted average which takes into account the population of each state, see additional murder rate data.
BY 2007 RANK, HIGHEST TO LOWEST
(2007 to 1996 Shown for Comparison)
MURDER RATES PER 100,000 PEOPLE
| STATES HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW HAD NO DEATH PENALTY STATUTE IN THE YEARS INDICATED | ||||||||||||
| STATE | 2007 | 2006 |
2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 |
| Louisiana | 14.2 | 12.4 |
9.9 |
12.7 |
13.0 |
13.2 | 11.2 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 15.7 | 17.5 |
| Maryland | 9.8 | 9.7 |
9.9 |
9.4 |
9.5 |
9.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 11.6 |
| Alabama | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| New Mexico | 8.2 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 7.7 | 11.5 |
| South Carolina | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 9.0 |
| Georgia | 7.5 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 9.5 |
| Nevada |
7.5 | 9.0 |
8.5 |
7.4 |
8.8 |
8.3 |
8.5 |
6.5 |
9.1 |
9.7 |
11.2 |
13.7 |
| Arizona | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Mississippi |
7.1 | 7.7 |
7.3 |
7.8 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
9.9 |
9.0 |
7.7 |
11.4 |
13.1 |
11.1 |
| Arkansas |
6.7 | 7.3 |
6.7 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
5.2 |
5.5 |
6.3 |
5.6 |
8.0 |
9.9 |
8.7 |
| Michigan |
6.7 | 7.1 |
6.1 |
6.4 |
6.1 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
7.0 |
7.3 |
7.8 |
7.5 |
| Florida | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.5 |
| Missouri | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 |
| North Carolina | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Alaska | 6.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 7.4 |
| Tennessee | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| California |
6.2 | 6.8 |
6.9 |
6.7 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
6.4 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
6.6 |
8.0 |
9.1 |
| Oklahoma | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Illinois |
5.9 | 6.1 |
6.0 |
6.1 |
7.1 |
7.5 |
7.9 |
7.2 |
7.7 |
8.4 |
9.2 |
10.0 |
| Texas |
5.9 | 5.9 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
6.4 |
6.0 |
6.2 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
7.7 |
| Pennsylvania |
5.8 | 5.9 |
6.1 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
5.3 |
5.9 |
5.7 |
| Indiana |
5.6 | 5.8 |
5.7 |
5.1 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
6.8 |
5.8 |
6.6 |
7.7 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
| NATIONAL RATE |
5.6 | 5.7 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
6.3 |
6.8 |
7.4 |
| Virginia |
5.3 | 5.2 |
6.1 |
5.2 |
5.6 |
5.3 |
5.1 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
6.2 |
7.2 |
7.5 |
| Kentucky | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
| Ohio | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| New Jersey | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Delaware |
4.3 | 4.9 |
4.4 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
4.3 |
| New
York |
4.2 | 4.8 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
6.0 |
7.4 |
| Kansas | 3.9 | 4.6 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
2.9 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.6 |
| Nebraska | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
| West Virginia |
3.5 | 4.1 |
4.4 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
| Idaho | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Wisconsin | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
| Colorado | 3.1 | 3.3 |
3.7 |
4.4 |
3.9 |
4.0 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
| Wyoming | 3.1 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Connecticut |
3.0 | 3.1 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
| Massachusetts | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
| Washington |
2.7 | 3.0 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
| Minnesota | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| Utah | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| South Dakota | 2.1 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| North Dakota | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 |
| Oregon |
1.9 | 2.3 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
3.8 |
2.9 |
4.0 |
| Vermont |
1.9 | 1.9 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
| Rhode Island | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Hawaii | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 |
| Maine | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Montana | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
| Iowa | 1.2 | 1.8 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| New Hampshire |
1.1 | 1.0 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
For 2007, the average Murder Rate of Death Penalty States was 5.5, while the average Murder Rate of States without the Death Penalty was 3.1
For a weighted average which takes into account the population of each state, see additional murder rate data.